Depending on your location, notices need to be delivered and filed with the county within certain time frames.

He filed for Chap 13 a few years ago (has one year left before discharge) so he won't be able to get a HELOC until 2 years after bankruptcy discharge.

Locally when we file for evictions the courts (or their lawyers) order them to file for state aid, if they refuse the eviction moves forward. 

One issue is that I have tax filings to catch up and also don’t have normal income.

@George HuntleyPre-foreclosure filings can be obtained by visiting the Wisconsin Circuit Court website.

I literally filed for eviction four times in one year and he managed to make payment and stop the eviction.

Quickly file a Small Claims Lawsuit for the last month's rent and late charge. 

I would ask the neighbor(s) to send you video of the tenant blasting music/making loud noises as well as provide you with any police and/or animal control reports that have been filed. 

So, I try and make a little note about conversations/interactions that I have with my tenants and file it with that property.

However, syndications are more suited to taking care of certain elections/choices(cost segregation) that may be overlooked by the individual investor.Furthermore, when you are an investor in a syndication, you are at the mercy of the syndicator to provide you the K-1 before you can file your return.